Bodies in motion: Royal Ballet dancers captured in new light – in pictures

'What are you waiting for? Now is all there is!' George Balanchine's passionate plea to his dancers to be 'in the moment' has been elegantly realised in an exhibition of photographs at London's Hospital Club, featuring stars from the Royal Ballet.
Now Is All There Is – Bodies in Motion, a series of 34 images created over the past two years, captures the astonishing poise and expression of the dancers' bodies away from their workaday environment at the Royal Opera House. It runs from 25 to 27 January, but you can see the best bits here

Wednesday 16 January 2013 08.24 EST
First published on Wednesday 16 January 2013 08.24 EST

The images, such as this one of dancer Edward Watson, were created by photographer Rick Guest and stylist Olivia Pomp